acceptance
51acceptance sampling — ➔ sampling * * * acceptance sampling UK US noun [U] ► PRODUCTION a way of testing the quality of a group of things by examining a sample (= a small number of them) in order to decide whether to accept the whole group: »Acceptance sampling is used …
52acceptance trial — ➔ trial * * * acceptance trial UK US noun [C] ► PRODUCTION a test of new equipment by a customer in order to check that it works correctly: »Before any software is installed, a full test and user acceptance trial must be completed …
53acceptance bank — ➔ bank1 * * * acceptance bank UK }} US }} noun [C] ► BANKING ACCEPTING HOUSE(Cf. ↑accepting house) …
54acceptance condition — A condition of a takeover offer relating to the minimum number of acceptances by target shareholders which the bidder is seeking to obtain. The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers requires the acceptance condition to be set at shares carrying over …
55acceptance testing — The process, which may consist of several stages, by which newly written or adapted computer programs are tested prior to acceptance by the user. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com.… …
56acceptance, implied — n. An agreement that is implied from a person’s words and deeds rather than from explicit acceptance of the offer. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
57acceptance of responsibility — acceptance of responsibility: a convicted federal defendant s acknowledgment of and remorse for his or her crime such that the sentencing judge has the discretion under the federal sentencing guidelines to reduce the offense level and so impose a …
58acceptance supra protest — acceptance for honour The acceptance or payment of a bill of exchange, after it has been dishonoured, by a person wishing to save the honour of the drawer or an endorser of the bill …
59acceptance supra protest — acceptance for honour The acceptance or payment of a bill of exchange, after it has been dishonoured, by a person wishing to save the honour of the drawer or an endorser of the bill …
60acceptance rate — acceptance rate, Commerce. the rate of interest demanded or paid on an acceptance …
